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Rakovac () is a
During the Axis occupation in World War II, 91 civilians were killed in Rakovac by fascists.
village
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in Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...
. It is situated in the Beočin
Beočin ( sr-cyr, Беочин, ; hu, Belcsény) is a town and municipality located in the South Bačka District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The population of the town is 7,839, whilst Beočin's municipality population is 15, ...
municipality which is in the Vojvodina
Vojvodina ( sr-Cyrl, Војводина}), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia. It lies within the Pannonian Basin, bordered to the south by the national capital ...
province. Although, the village is geographically located in Syrmia
Syrmia ( sh, Srem/Срем or sh, Srijem/Сријем, label=none) is a region of the southern Pannonian Plain, which lies between the Danube and Sava rivers. It is divided between Serbia and Croatia. Most of the region is flat, with the exce ...
, it is part of the South Bačka District
The South Bačka District ( sr, Јужнобачки округ, Južnobački okrug, ; hu, Dél-bácskai körzet; ) is one of seven administrative districts of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. Geographically it lies in the southern ...
. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 2,248 people as of the 2011 census. Rakovac is divided into two parts: Stari Rakovac ("old Rakovac") and Novi Rakovac ("new Rakovac"). Geographically it is close to the big city of Novi Sad.
History
During the Axis occupation in World War II, 91 civilians were killed in Rakovac by fascists.
Historical population
*1961: 1,060 *1971: 968 *1981: 1,081 *1991: 1,375 *2002: 1,989 *2011: 2,248See also
*Rakovac monastery
The Rakovac Monastery ( sr, Манастир Раковац, Manastir Rakovac) is a Serbian Orthodox Church, Serb Orthodox monastery on the Fruška Gora mountain in the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina. The monastery of Rakovac with its c ...
*List of places in Serbia
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*List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina
This is a list of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina, a province of Serbia.
List of largest cities and towns in Vojvodina
List of urban settlements in Vojvodina
List of all urban settlements (cities and towns) in Vojvodina with populati ...
References
*Miloš Lukić, Putevima slobode - naselja opštine Beočin u ratu i revoluciji, Novi Sad, 1987. *Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996. Populated places in Syrmia South Bačka District Beočin {{SouthBačkaRS-geo-stub